Tag: gratitude
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Another amazing choice of wording I came across today was in the following āyah of Sūrat Luqmān: وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا لُقۡمَـٰنَ ٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ أَنِ ٱشۡكُرۡ لِلَّهِۚ وَمَن يَشۡكُرۡ فَإِنَّمَا يَشۡكُرُ لِنَفۡسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِىٌّ حَمِيدٌ (31:12) Allāh narrates the wisdom of Luqmān, and in doing so states that whoever is grateful to Allāh benefits only…
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Muʿādh ibn Jabal رضي الله عنه narrates that the Prophet ﷺ once took hold of his hand and said: “O Muʿādh! By Allāh, I love you, by Allāh, I love you! O Muʿādh! I advise you: never forget to say after each Ṣalāh: اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ، وَشُكْرِكَ، وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ Allā-hum-ma a‘in-nī ʿlā dhik-rika wa…